GOVT.HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE.CALICUT
DEPARTMENT OF CASE TAKING & REPERTORISATION
IV.BHMS. 1st Semester EXAMINATIONS. 5th JUNE.2000
Time.3 hrs  Marks.100
Answer all questions
Answers should be brief & accurate
Part.A,B & C should be answered in separate answer scripts

 PART.A
1.In foot note to aphorism one Hahnemann said that there was no necessity of knowing the cause of the disease.In aphorism four Hahnemann expressed that the physician should know the cause of the disease.Why this opposite views ?
2. What is anamnesis ? How age,past history,family history and treatment history helps in repertorisation ? Explain with examples from Kent's repertory.
3. What is ' Mongrel sect' ?
4. What is the basic difference between aphorism 83 with aphorism 98 in relation with case taking ?
5. An unmarried girl of 18 years has developed schizophrenia.In what category of disease can it be put in the Homoeopathic standered of classification ? How do you take the case & treat it ?
6. What is diagnosis ? How it helps in repertorisation ? Explain with examples ?
7. Why hypochondriac patients exagerate more and why indolent patients details less ?
8. Explain the case taking in the following situations with examples ?
a) Chronic disease with acute exacerbation
b) Chronic disease without acute exacerbation
c) Acute disease with a chronic background
d) Acute disease with a different chronic background
e) Afebrile intermittent diseases                                                                   8x5 = 40 Marks
 
PART.B
1. Comment on base books used by Boger in the compilation of his repertory ?
2. Explain the important land mark in the evolution of repertories upto Kent's repertory ?
3. Explain the general arrangment of rubrics in Boger's repertory?
4. Explain the term 'pathological general'with examples ?
5. Comment on Boger's concept of totality ?
6." Boger added aggrvation,amelioration & concomitants in a detailed manner at the end of every chapter ".why ?                                                                                                     6x5 =30 Marks

PART.C
1. What are the general directions of Hahnemann for case taking in acute diseases ? What special attention should be made in chronic disease of females ?
2. Comment on ' deffect of repertories published ' according to Boenninghausen ?
3. Even though Boenninghausen limited the number of rubrics in mind section,he devoted 17 rubrics related to Emotional excitment under Aggravation. why ?
4. Comment on ' Other remedies' of Boenninghausen ?
5. What is the role of doctrine of concomitants in totality of symptoms ?
6. What is the relation between onesided disease & mental disease ? Which class amongst these get aggravated with suitable advice, arguments & persecuation ?                                  6x4 =24
7.Explain the view of Boenninghausen in 'Contadictory & alternating symptoms' ?
8. What is meant by repertorial syndrome ?                                                           2x3 = 6